GRE Word List
PENDULOUS
poised without visible support
The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dart | a light spear |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |